Soggy day at the races at Lingfield Park

11:37am Tuesday 21st January 2014 in

It was certainly a soggy day at the races at Lingfield Park last Friday when the heavens opened over East Surrey.

But while elsewhere schools were closed, trains were cancelled, drivers fumed over delays on flooded roads, and entire fields turned into lakes and rivers, the full day's racing went ahead at the course – despite the monsoon-like conditions.

The centre of the course in Racecourse Road was completely flooded, but Clerk of the Course, Neil Mackenzie Ross, was proved right in his confidence that Lingfield could withstand the downpours.

While the turf track turned into a mini-ocean, the all-weather track remained usable.

Mr Mackenzie Ross said: “The Polytrack is designed to cope with this weather.”

Acknowledging punters might well have had problems getting to the course, he said: “We will be racing. You can always rely on Lingfield Park to keep going!”